Kupwara: Police in north Kashmir’s Kupwara have arrested two smugglers and recovered 500 gms of Heroin from them.
In a statement issued to KNT the duo were trying to jump a police naka Noticing the suspicious movement and deliberate intention to jump the naka, police team apprehended the duo and on personal search recovered 230 gms of Heroin like substance from
Identified as Ishtiyaq Ahmad Qureshi Son of Gh Rasool Qureshi resident of Taad and 270 gms of the banned drug from Basharat Hussain Shah son of Late Mir shah resident of Padna Taad Karnah.
As per the preliminary investigations, “the drugs have been smuggled to this side of LoC by the duo in conspiracy with the Pakistani nationals”.
FIR No. 03/2022 U/s 8/21 NDPS Act stands registered against the accused persons in Police Station Karnah and further investigation are on in the case.(KNT)
